Canopy device for burial-caskets.



I. C. BECK.

CANOPY DEVICE FOR BURIAL GASKETS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. l8. I916- Patented July 2, 1918.

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' JOHN c. BECK, or MILTON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR are THE DIDDRIDGE-IBECK00., 01? MILTON, INDIANA, A CORPORATION or INDIANA.

CANOPY DEVICE FORBURIAL-GASKETS.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known that I,- JOHN C. BECK, acitizen of the United States, residing in the town of Milton, in thecounty of Wayne, State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful CanopyDevice .for Burial-Gaskets, of which the following is a full, clear, andcomprehensive specification and exposition, the same being such as willenable others to make and use theisame with exactitude.

The object of this" invention, broadly speaking,is to provide a canopydevice for burial caskets or the like which will be strong and durableinconstruction, neat and attractive inappearance, easily attached anddetached with relation toa casket, which twill. bececonomicalin use andeffective in practice, and 'which. can be manufactured and sold atacomparatively low price.

Y Thejparticular obje'ct'of the invention is to provide an adjustable,collapsible and detachable canopy device for burial caskets,

the-same being adapted to be attachedto the open lid of a casket andadapted to form a isupportfor afabric canopy to be placed thereover andto hang down around the easket to-protect the corpse which may becontained in the casket, and to add an artistic appearance to the entireensemble.

Other minor objects and particular, ad-

' vantages of theinvention will suggest themselves in the course of thefollowing description and that which is newanduseful will be correlatedin the claim.

;.i The preferred means for carrying out my ;invention in a practicalmanner is shown In the accompanying, drawings, in ,which- Figurelfis aperspective view of my com- -plete device In operative P05113011 1nconnection with alburialcasket. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof my device inconnection with the lid of a burial casket. Fig. 3 is aplan view of themain portion ofmy device collapsed or in folded condition. Fig. 4 is adetail vertical section, as taken centrally through the rear portionofone: of the side arms and the upper or forward portion of the lid, but

taken ona larger scale, and with the fabric omitted. .And Fig. 5is anend elevation of one of theloutwardly extending side arms of the device.

Similar, indice s denote like parts through- I outthe several views.

In order that the construction, the operaaea'i i ag wr ei e i ivSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 1a, 1916. Serial No. 132,088.

Patented July 2, 1918.

may be better understood and appreciated I will now take up a detaileddescription thereof in which I will set forth the invention as brieflyand as comprehensively as I may.

In the drawings I have shown an ordinary burial casket, in which letterA denotes the body of the casket andB denotes the lid thereof, which lidis hinged to said body.

The invention proper comprises four extensible arms, which are hingedtogether and adapted to be detachablyaconnected to the upper corners ofthe opened lid, as herein set forth. 1 I

The. two end or side arms are identical with each other, and theycomprise the inner members 1 and 2, right and left respectively, andtherespective outer members 3 and 4.

The central portions of the members 1 and 3 overlap each other and-theyare halved together, and they are retained in sliding contact. with eachother by the clips 5 and 6, the. former being secured to the member 3and it extends around the member 1, while the latter is secured to themember 1. and extends'around the member 3, thereby providing aslidableand extensible joint.

The central portionsof the members 2 and 4, also overlap each other andtheyare halved together and they are retained in sliding contact witheach other by the clips 7 and.,8, the former being secured to the member4. and it extends around the member 2, while the latter is secured tothe member ,2 and extends around the member4, thereby providing aslidable and extensible joint.

Formed integral with the lower edge of the inner ends of the members 1and 2 are the respective brackets 9 and 10 whose larger corner-plates,which cover the innerends of the respective members 1 and 2,. beingfsetflush with the ends of the respective brackcts 9 and 10, and they extendoutward on the upper edge of the respective members 1 and 2, theybeingsecured in place by screws or the like .as shown. I Extending upwardthrough the lower edge portion of the center of the corner-plates 1,3and 1,4: are nverted U-sha aed slots; as inclicated Fig.1 5,.

. Whichslots are: of less wiclth than are the Qcavities 11 and 12'. y yRound headed screws 15 and 16 are 1nserted in the contact face of ezgchofsthe up per corners of-the licl D, a ncl in such posie tionthet theywill lie/ horizontalwhen; thev lid D is opened orin'yertical p0s1t1on,and

the flat. under faces o'f th'e' hemisof said screws are spaced from thecont'z ct face of the lid, which spaces are substantially. equal {to thethickii'ess'of the corner-plates 173i "Cavities 17 and 18'" are formedin the contact face of the body A into which the headset saidscrewsmeyenter when the lidi'sfclo'sed, in order thatthe contact facesof the body end thelitlmay contactjvith each other 'aln'cl' m ake itclose joints;v

then the members 1 and 2 are moved downw'ar ctwhich will causethe headsof said 7 screws tomove up into the upper portions of said" ca'vities'lgthereby cansing the portions ofthe-plates I3 and liwhichform thesidesofthe slots 00 to'engz ge under-the heads of said screwsytherebylockingjthe members 1" and'Q'in such-Way that they willlbe supported'extending out horizontally from the lid; asshoyv'n in Figs. 1, 2 anclt, yet permitting the member'sl'end 2 to be easily removedf hen they aremoved' first "upward andthenforwercl. f The two front, arms areidentical with each" other; and th'eycomptisethe two outer t I} 'members517. and '18.,fright' and left 1 respec- 40 "Thecntrztl portions of theand l9 overlap each other and they are meinber 19 and itextends aroundthe mem- 2l1 tndr 22,1thcformer being secured, to the her. 17, Whi1ethelatter is secured to the V V t nember 1'7 andextends aroundthehmember '1-9;'thereby providing a sliding and extensifb jjoint.

"1111620 also overlap each other zind they are r c hzil edtogetheip andthey are" retained in member l S a'nd', extends around the member 2 0; ter by P bV d-in f s b a d" tensible joint.)

- 1 e st am": nds of thetmerhbers 19" end 20 a ce 't by the ge-'2Whih'.- is ttached-to the ont'e'rlfaces' thereof as shown.

Theouteir end portion'ef membemr 1 The outerendg portion of 1ne1nber 18conmembers 1 and are "form' the frame; anditshonld hang; down 2: "aroundthe body of the casket asdesiredl;

I a V 7 it is to be used. halved, together, end they arereta-ined insliding. contact with each other by the clips The centrall pd tiens(ifjthef' l nenibers is attached tolthe inner feces thereof,substantially as shown.

tects with the end. of the member 4, and they are connected by the hinge27, esshown.

The members 1 9 a,nd 20 are edapted'to be "lockedfin extenclecl positionby one or more l v The members 1 and' e are adapted toibe. lockedtogether iniadjlisted-positionfby the thumb-screw 29 ;"inflikegn1fanner'thememhers I7 and- 19 re adaptedto be lockedtogether by the thumb-screw30; 1ikeWise the members 18: and QOareaglapted' to'be locked togetherby'the" thumb-screw 31;" and, the 7 niemb'ers 2 and tare adaptedtobelocked hooks 28'.

together; by the thnmb-Scre SZJ j H Extending up from'thehorizontalportion;

spectively, 1 I

c Numeral'35'clenoteszt it i of the st ip;35,1 and 'it' heuld; extendjout j V; r

over allfofthe members of thearmsfwhich "From the ahove it jwillfheObseryed" that the main firem'e of the devi e may hfgol- 'la'psed'and-folded "into; a small? QOI Pe S if space as in Figlfi; and th nfwhni-des 4 a ld thelengthandftheWidth thereof-may to he" used it may be,opened; out asiinj Fig.

be acl'j' l'stecl to the ,size-ofthe :cal'sket on 1 In order to adaptdevice onerhas only to;insert'thescrews. and 16, as-i'1'1' Fig, #lhendithen suspend the" t flame i' G T%WI es'ptevious1y{stete'd.; j From theabove 1t"isfapparelitifthatthe) dev ce may beadjusted 'to' vario'ussizes of -;l caskets, 'janctthet it. may he teamed, on. re;

I desire that heriin clerstood Changes maybemadeintheseyerM detailsofcqnstriiction and adaptation}withoiitlde-q to arting from the spiritor sacrificingjenyfl of the admntegesof the invention. Having i nowfully shown and, ,(les crihed;

y invention, Whatl claim: and? desire to ecure by Letters cPetenif t e ni l Stetes, is t -r I liieombinetion a" he esket tore'eeive the =m0vedwithyeity littletroilble, casrtheldeyice c "does not'jnecessztrilyQ-forme113 integralipart V of the casket,hut is simply-an atteehmenit' 1 Itherefor. sliding conta tlwith each" other by the clips 2 Qeh i t e fo mr being eure t0 h fmember 2 0 and it extends around the mein} "her IS,vhilerthe letter is seenredf'to" the tion when open, a canopy devicecomprising a frame composed of extensible side-arms and an extensiblefront arm hinged at its ends to the outer ends of the side-arms, ahinge'connecting the two halves of the front arm whereby the front armis made foldable, brackets carried by the inner ends of the side armsand each having a cavity in its face adjoining the lid, a right angularcorner plate covering the inner end of each of the side arms andextending over a portion cavities mentioned and to engage the respectivecorner plates to detachably lock the device in extended position inconnection withthe lid, a length of elastic detachably connecting therear ends of the side arms, and a fabric canopy attached to the elasticand adapted to extend out over the frame formed by the side arms and thefront arm and to extend down around the body of the casket, allsubstantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name to thisspecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. BECK.

Witnesses:

L. T. LAN'rz, W. W. HOUSEWORTH.

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Washington, D. 0.

